The Understanding America Study is referenced in this article in the Washington Post about the end of paper checks and the near death of cash. The Atlanta Fed has been collecting annual payment preference data in the UAS for many years and had noted these trends along with other growing trends in app based payments and bitcoin ownership.
Another study using the UAS was in the news this month, Kayla de la Haye's work with the Dornsife Public Exchange on Food insecurity. After the Dornsife Press Release went out, there was an Interview with KTLA also picked up by LAist and Yahoo news.